Transport of β-amyloid from brain to eye causes retinal degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

The article identifies a direct connection between the brain and the eyes where Aβ from the brain can be transported to the eyes via the brain–eye pathway, leading to Alzheimer’s disease retinopathy.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Medicine

• Publication date

  2024-09-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1084/jem.20240386PMID 39316084PMCID 11448872
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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